Recorded 1978–2005 Girls' name Peak 1991 189 births

Tranisha — girls' name

189 babies named Tranisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s81980s521990s1192000s10
1990s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Tranisha was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

16 babies were named Tranisha in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tranisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 189 babies named Tranisha between 1978 and 2005, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tranisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tranisha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 119 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tranisha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Tranisha in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tranisha in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 189 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Tranisha at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

189

Since 1978

28 years of records

Peak year

1991

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1978

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2005

Tranisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1978

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1991)
16
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
05101520 2005199819951992198919861978 8

Tranisha by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
119 births that decade — 63% of Tranisha's all-time total
1970s81980s521990s1192000s10

Tranisha by state

Where Tranisha concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Tranisha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 3.2%
#2 Texas
5 2.6%
California share of Tranisha's total US births 3.2%
Even split

6 of 189 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tranisha?
189 babies have been named Tranisha since 1978. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1991 with 16 births.
When was Tranisha most popular?
Tranisha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 119 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Tranisha most popular?
The top states for the name Tranisha are California (6 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Tranisha been used?
Tranisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 28 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Tranisha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tracy, Tracey, Traci, Tracie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1978–2005 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.